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Post by Skyfire on Mar 16, 2010 5:42:36 GMT -5
Buzz heard them and rolled his eyes, sighing. He briefly wondered if Mira really understood the effect she had on members of the opposite sex. What scared him was that she was having that very effect on him. Certainly, it was something that neither of them meant to happen, but it was happening anyway.
XR was still almost constantly hitting on her, she still kept in-contact with Romac, and now… Now Warp…
In all honesty, he would have preferred splitting the team between himself and Mira and Warp, Booster, and XR – but that was just asking for trouble. Or split the team the normal way. But the fact was that they had to get used to working with different team dynamics.
He turned his attention to his copilot, far ahead of them now. Her red hair bounced as she jogged, her movements graceful rather than jerky.
He just managed to keep a stoic face. Princess, what do you do to us? he asked her wordlessly. It was a silly question, he knew that – she couldn’t help being herself.
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Of course, Mira was the first to reach the cruiser, and she already had the preflight sequences going by the time the male members of the team arrived at the bridge. “What took you guys so long?” she smirked, folding her arms. “I could have gone and come back by now.”
“The big guy went on a crash-collision course with a janitor cart, of all things,” XR informed her, wheeling over to his station.
Booster looked sheepish, giving his backside a little rub.
Mira winced. “You okay?”
“Yeah,” the Jo-Adian nodded as he sat.
((You don't mind a love triangle, do you? I mean, just as long as Mira still ends up with Warp?))
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Post by mslyoness on Mar 17, 2010 20:36:44 GMT -5
((Hey, that's A-OK with me...as long as it ends up being Wine.))
Warp was the last to enter, still looking a little peeved...an expression which intensified as he took his seat in the back. Not being copilot he could accept, but being behind the robot and Booster? Not cool.
Still, it made sense: he was the newest member of the team; he'd just have to work his way up. He briefly entertained a fantasy of taking Lightyear's spot as captain, Mira as his copilot...
He snapped out of it, frowning. What was WITH him today?
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Post by Skyfire on Mar 18, 2010 6:45:37 GMT -5
((Okay, thanks! ^^ Yeah, it’s just… I’ve been RP-ing Buzz a lot for several months now, and it just comes really naturally to me. Don’t worry, Warp’ll still get the girl! xD And, d’aww! Cute!Warp is cute! Lol)
Buzz slid into his seat and checked his console.
“Star Cruiser 42, you are authorized to launch.”
“Roger that,” Buzz nodded, starting up the launch sequence. In fifteen seconds, they were out of the station, and making for the edge of Capital Planet’s sphere of gravity. “Booster, set course for Tradeworld.”
“Yes, sir.” Boy, talk about a route that you could plot in your sleep…
“Booster, XR, and I will check out the Black Hole,” said Buzz, twisting around in his seat and laying one arm on the back of his chair. “Warp, Mira, I want you two to see if you can find Crumford Lorak.”
“Will do, Buzz,” Mira nodded, smirking a bit.
“Now, Mira, don’t terrorize the man too much,” Buzz smirked back.
Her expression instantly turned innocent. “Who, moi? Sir, I would never dream of such a thing.”
“Uh-huh.” Buzz shook his head and returned his attention to his console, but Mira noticed that he was trying not to laugh. She grinned and shook her head, too.
Then twisted around to take in her other three teammates. “Hey, um… Booster, XR, did either of you get past Level 4 in the Golden Shadow game?”
“Nuh-uh,” Booster replied.
“Nope,” XR agreed. “Did you?”
“Yup!” Mira grinned. “That boss is super hard, though!”
“Tell me about it!” XR moaned. “I’m never gonna get past that Admiral babe or whatever she is!”
Mira shook her head again and turned her attention to Warp, who was looking a bit left-out. Awww. “Hey, Warp – you ever played Golden Shadow?”
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Post by mslyoness on Mar 25, 2010 18:14:42 GMT -5
He had no way of knowing how surpisingly grateful he looked at being included. "Can't say I have...what am I missing? Besides the Admiral babe, I mean."
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Post by Skyfire on Mar 26, 2010 6:16:06 GMT -5
Okay, he looked disturbingly cute like that. Disturbingly. Mira blinked and replied, “Well, um, I guess it’s really your typical outer-space fantasy keep-the-universe-from-self-destructing kind of game, but it’s still cool. The graphics are really fantastic – some of the space battle scenes are just enough to blow you away.” She grinned excitedly.
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Post by mslyoness on Aug 21, 2010 10:43:03 GMT -5
He smiled then, catching a bit of her excitement. "Sweet. Nothin' like a decently-rendered explosion to brighten your day, huh?"
"Why is it always about blowing things up with you?" came Buzz's annoyed reply. "People, let's at least ATTEMPT to be professional, here."
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Post by Skyfire on Aug 21, 2010 10:56:32 GMT -5
Mira laughed at Warp's remark and continued to snicker through Buzz's. "Ahh, face it, Cap'n - you're just surrounded by professional unprofessionals."
"Thanks," Buzz mock-groaned. He looked heavenward. "What'd I ever do to deserve this?"
"Well, I can think of a few -" Mira started before Buzz cut her off with a look. Unable to wipe the smirk off her face, she settled for, "Yes, sir."
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Post by mslyoness on Aug 24, 2010 12:49:34 GMT -5
Warp turned a half-smile to Buzz. "Ah, Lightyear, she's right. I can think of a TON of things you've done that warrant - "
"Warp, I believe now is not the time to dwell on my faults," Buzz said with a martyred air. "Besides...we've all made mistakes, yes?" he said pointedly.
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Post by Skyfire on Aug 25, 2010 16:13:51 GMT -5
The younger Rangers froze for a moment. Booster winced slightly, and XR pursed his lips. Mira’s smirk sloped down into a frown. “Buzz, don’t.”
“Hey, I—”
“Buzz.” Buzz froze at the steel in Mira’s blue eyes. “Please.”
Turning away, he exhaled explosively and looked down at his console. “Sorry, Warp,” he murmured.
Mira sighed, shaking her head. “I’m going to the galley. Let me know when we get there, ‘kay?”
“Sure thing.”
With that, Mira made her way to the hatch, pausing just long enough to flash Warp a brief, rueful smile before leaving.
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Post by mslyoness on Sept 30, 2010 18:14:30 GMT -5
He didn't even notice it, so focused was he on glaring at his monitor as the awkward silence stretched on.
And on.
And on some more, only to finally be broken by a sighed "Whatever, Lightyear."
Buzz opened his mouth to elaborate on his apology, but Warp was already out of his chair and stalking to the hatch, clearly not in the mood for further talk, no matter how benign.
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Post by Skyfire on Oct 1, 2010 14:57:56 GMT -5
Mira poked her head out of the galley—literally out of the galley wall—and looked at Warp down the corridor. “H’llo, Mr. Grouch~!” she called out cheerfully.
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Post by mslyoness on Oct 31, 2010 19:25:23 GMT -5
"Hey," he muttered, still looking a little put out. "Um, thanks for...back there." Quickly changing the subject, he asked, "Do we have any of that soda left?"
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Post by Skyfire on Nov 10, 2010 7:12:12 GMT -5
Mira flashed him a rueful smile and said, “Yeeah, just a sec…” She disappeared and reappeared almost instantly, handing Warp a can before coming out of the wall completely bearing her own.
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Post by mslyoness on Nov 10, 2010 15:13:14 GMT -5
"Thanks." He snapped open the can of Dr. Quasar, eyeing her as he took a drink. "Wish I could do that...y'know, the ghosting thing. Comes in handy, I'll bet."
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Post by Skyfire on Nov 11, 2010 8:04:51 GMT -5
((Ms. L, I am really sorry that I haven’t posted in ages. Basically, what’s happened is that Sherlock Holmes took over my life and my muse, who has been steadily refusing to do anything other than SH, roleplays included. Right now, I’m kind of twisting her arm to get this going again. ;D))
Mira laughed and raised her can towards him like a toast before opening it and sipping. “Definitely. There were times in the Academy when I thought that they let me in just ‘cause I could do handy stuff they couldn’t.” She shrugged and grinned. “Might not be unique on Tangea, but eh, hey, it works here, y’know?”
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